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Just checking - do we know Ivy's parents' names?

Well, exactly. All Pamela knows for sure is that Ivy and family lived in Chesterfield as far as I can tell, but no evidence of their birthplaces..

William Brook in above 1911 is from Chesterfield - but I might be trying to be too clever here.

Jan

I would consider it a good call but for the seemingly confident statement

"all i know is she was born in chesterfield around 1900-1905 "

Maybe the poster can tell us HOW they know this to be fact

Right, can someone else see what they think about this?? (Probably not much but please don't laugh!!) I might be clutching at straws. Can anyone see Ivy Brooks born Notts on 1911?

Births Mar 1908 (>99%)
Brooks Ivy Mansfield 7b 112


DOWNS, William Head Married M 38 1873 Coal Miner Hewer Auzwith Notts VIEW
DOWNS, Martha Wife Married 18 years F 37 1874 Bullgate Derbys VIEW
DOWNS, Ivy Adopted Daughter Single F 4 1907 Warsop Notts VIEW
BROOKS, George Boarder Married M 27 1884 Labourer Colliery Labourer Above Ground North Wingfield Derbys VIEW
BROOKS, Sarah Ann Wife Married
1 years F 21 1890 Yorkshire Wakefield VIEW
RG number:
RG14 Piece:
20992 Reference:
RG14PN20992 RG78PN1252 RD436 SD5 ED4 SN18

Registration District:
Belper Sub District:
Alfreton Enumeration District:
4 Parish:
Alfreton

Address:
32 King St Alfreton County:
Derbyshire

Yes Ivy's brothers but i do see what you mean about age gap now your putting doubts in my mind about Ivy's date of birth.(maybe i was misinformed about her age.) .but dont forget Ivy may have been the eldest and she did have a child (my mother ) very young. .All a bit of a puzzle at the moment and all i have to go on are fragments of info passed down to me over the years
.All i can add is that my mother was born in 1927 therefore her mother Ivy Brooks was born early 1900s.
Regards Pam.

Clever eh? is this a joke?? I wish!

The only thing that strikes me at the moment is the large apparent age gap between Ivy and her brothers. You do mean they are Ivy's brothers I hope pamela?

Jan

Snap Jan! Having said that.........i wish i wus as clever as you!! Will have to come back to this tomorrow, as one of my eyes has retired for the evening before the other one! x
Hang on in here Pam and welcome to the "Trying To Find" board. x

Yes think your onto something now,(Aubrey lived at house at bottom of our garden around the time or just before we moved in,when he died his wife remarried and stayed in the house).
I was only a very young child at this time.So i think you have the right person because the year of death 1965 fits.
Many thanks again brummiejan and PricklyHolly ,you,ve both been fantastic.

Well done Pam for finding your way back to your thread!!! x

HI,sure Ivy Brooks was born Around 1900-1905,i did meet her once but at the time was never told she was my real grandmother.As my mothers grandparents brought her up .(all very confusing).
All the Brooks family came from Staveley ,Chesterfield.
Clifford Gordon Brooks died 16.5.1943, (dont know cause of death)
Aubrey Brooks lived at Middlecroft Staveley
Ralph Brooks and wife Daisy lived at Holmegate tupton
Ivy Brooks later married and moved to Ayrshire.
Many thanks for all your help.

Snap!

Ring any bell's??? Considering he lived at the bottom of your garden??

Marriages Jun 1944 (>99%)
BROOKS Aubrey B Nash Chesterfield 7b 1838
NASH Annie Brooks Chesterfield 7b 1838

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Marriages Jun 1944 (>99%)
BROOKS Aubrey B Nash Chesterfield 7b 1838

England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
about Aubrey B Brooks
Name: Aubrey B Brooks
Death Registration Month/Year: 1965
Age at death (estimated): 42
Registration district: Chesterfield
Inferred County: Derbyshire
Volume: 3a
Page: 187

How sure are you of her birth? have found just one Ralph married to a Daisy:

Marriages Mar 1921 (>99%)
Ashby Frederick Brooks Wycombe 3a 1771
Brooks Florence M Ashby Wycombe 3a 1771
Brooks Ralph Lowe Wycombe 3a 1771
Lowe Daisy M Brooks Wycombe 3a 177

Just a guess 1911 in view of father's name:

BROOKS, Clifford James Head Married M 39 1872 Warping Cotton Doubling Cromford Derbyshire VIEW
BROOKS, Annie Wife Married
15 years F 35 1876 Bonsall Derbyshire VIEW
BROOKS, Frederick William Son M 11 1900 School Cromford Derbyshire VIEW
BROOKS, Ivy May Daughter F 9 1902 Cromford Derbyshire VIEW
BROOKS, Clifford Francis Samuel Son M 5 1906 Cromford Derbyshire VIEW
RG number:
RG14 Piece:
21214 Reference:
RG14PN21214 RG78PN1262 RD439 SD2 ED16 SN36

Registration District:
Bakewell Sub District:
Matlock Enumeration District:
16 Parish:
Cromford

Address:
Cromford Matlock Bath County:
Derbyshire

Deaths Jun 1943 (>99%)
Brooks Clifford G 23 Chesterfield 7b 731

Hi again Pam, it is not really anything for you to worry about, but instead of clicking on the purple "Reply" box, to add information to this thread. You are clicking on my name, which mean's, you are sending messages to my personal inbox which wont show up on here. All quite confusing i know!
Anyway, i am adding the info you have sent me to this thread......and maybe, we might be able to get to the bottom of it!! Good luck xx

PM recieved from Pam....

Not entireley sure its the right one ,all i know is she was born in chesterfield around 1900-1905,
She lived in Staveley ,had several siblings Aubrey ,Clifford and Ralph
Ivy had a daughter out of wedlock (my mother) and my great grandparents brought her up as their own, Ivy later married someone else and moved to Scotland..
Clifford died on 16.5.1943 (i know this to be correct as i have his bible and someone has written this date of death in)
Ralph married someone called Daisy and they lived at Holmegate (Tupton , Chesterfield), i did meet Ralph a few times
Aubrey lived at Middlecroft ,Staveley (at the bottom of the garden of the house where i used to live.)
.Many Thanks Pam

Pam, it would help to know how you got to Ivy in the first place?
Jan

Hi Pam, are you sure that Ivy "Helen" Brooks born 1900, is the one you are looking for ???